The "New Album" Thread. Thanks to the long ass thread, I’m going home!

[Zeppelin]

1 hour ago, Tom2112 said:

I'd have my world over the general 

Spicy. I like it. I'm not a huge fan of The General, that's for sure. Not sure how I'd rank it.

[SoulMonster]

My World is a curiosity and hasn't aged well. Still, I would rather listen to that song than Bad Obsession, Back Off Bitch, Bad Apples, Shotgun Blues or So Fine. I'd take The General over these and a few more. Same goes for Monsters, Hard Skool and Perhaps. I'd even rather listen to Absurd than some of the worst songs off UYIs - at least Absurd sounds less dated and is trying to be interesting.

[Sweersa]

2 hours ago, Voodoochild said:

Yeah, that's what I meant. I think the length doesn't matter much, but as Prostitute has two solos, one could argue that those combined would count as one main solo.

It's all about the motion of the ocean, and not the size of the prize!  

[Sweersa]

24 minutes ago, SoulMonster said:

My World is a curiosity and hasn't aged well. Still, I would rather listen to that song than Bad Obsession, Back Off Bitch, Bad Apples, Shotgun Blues or So Fine. I'd take The General over these and a few more. Same goes for Monsters, Hard Skool and Perhaps. I'd even rather listen to Absurd than some of the worst songs off UYIs - at least Absurd sounds less dated and is trying to be interesting.

Shotgun Blues starts out bad then builds up into something you think might be ok but it's more bad.

I got a new appreciation for CD (the song) and Absurd after hearing the NITL versions live. I think those songs dialed down are better, which suits the current lineup well. And I gotta say, Slash's parts (and Richard's too?) on Absurd are great, and fitting for the song. Dare I say, even better than the Buckethead/Bumblefoot version  (Though there's probably a kickass pre-Bumble Bucket mix out there somewhere) 

I recently gave my dad a copy of UYI2, and he likes it, except he said the last song is awful.  

[Free Bird]

15 hours ago, SoulMonster said:

He didn't call them bad songs  Your reading skills are hilarious. 

He called them fillers and my grasp of filler is a bad song. I don’t know if your keen perception allows you to follow this highly complex interpretation of meaning but I’m amused by your comments and emojis. 

[2020_Intensions]

It amazes me we have to suffer Soul Monster but couldn't tolerate Pele? 

[Rindmelon]

13 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said:

It amazes me we have to suffer Soul Monster but couldn't tolerate Pele? 

We don't, use the block button.

[evilfacelessturtle]

9 hours ago, Sweersa said:

The lyrics, or delivery? If the former, no different than some of the stuff from AFD or CD.

Delivery. The verses are almost entirely flat of the key it's in, and he does those lazy, IDGAF sounding trail-offs.

But the lyrics are pretty bad, too.

"The choice that you made
Is not a road that I would take"

I'm not sure what you'd compare that to on AFD except the filler tracks Think About You & Anything Goes. But this is supposed to be an epic single?

[Sweersa]

1 hour ago, evilfacelessturtle said:

Delivery. The verses are almost entirely flat of the key it's in, and he does those lazy, IDGAF sounding trail-offs.

But the lyrics are pretty bad, too.

"The choice that you made
Is not a road that I would take"

I'm not sure what you'd compare that to on AFD except the filler tracks Think About You & Anything Goes. But this is supposed to be an epic single?

I thought you were referring to the lyrics, so the AFD comparison is out the window now.

The delivery you mention from State Of Grace are indeed poor, and most certainly placeholder scratch vocals. The one exception may be towards the end of the song where Axl is wailing, that sounds TWAT good.

[CAFC Nick]

11 hours ago, Tom2112 said:

I'd have my world over the general 

Imagine 10 years ago thinking you’d say this…!

Edited Saturday at 03:04 AM by CAFC Nick

[Free Bird]

3 hours ago, CAFC Nick said:

Imagine 10 years ago thinking you’d say this…!

I think in a few years when the disappointment has faded, The General will be given a fairer chance and will not be compared to My World which really is nothing more than a brain fart.

There’re still some very poor choices Axl made by using this stupid filters and not using any kind of transitions during the whole song. A guitar solo in the middle would also be an improvement.

[Lethalis]

In the mean time even Myles Kennedy managed to release a song I like. I think most of his work is way too generic lately and it all sounds the same.

But I like Eternal Lullaby:

This one caught me off guard. It's actually good. And I like it more than The General, or Perhaps.

GNR really needs a banger of a song, because even Myles is ahead of them right now as far as I'm concerned.

[JAxlMorrison]

On 10/9/2024 at 1:52 PM, DannyVinyard said:

It's better than the filler UYI songs I listed, for sure. Monsters is freaking awesome.

Agreed.

[Live Like a Suicide]

On 10/11/2024 at 5:31 AM, AxlRoseCDII said:

After hearing Love to Love I don’t really care about a new album, at least assuming Axl is going to do the overprocessed falsetto on every song. If they just continue to release CD leftovers I think that would be better, and at least that ensures we get 1-2 new songs a tour.

Yeah, i'm definitely not keen on Axl's approach for Love to Love either. It really took the wind out of the sails for me (not that there was much left there anyway, lol). Axl really needs to use his natural baritone more and save his power vocals for the rasp. Axl's current falsetto delivery, along with the over-production, just doesn't work for me. A new album going in that direction would be a huge letdown.

[rocknroll41]

1 hour ago, Live Like a Suicide said:

Yeah, i'm definitely not keen on Axl's approach for Love to Love either. It really took the wind out of the sails for me (not that there was much left there anyway, lol). Axl really needs to use his natural baritone more and save his power vocals for the rasp. Axl's current falsetto delivery, along with the over-production, just doesn't work for me. A new album going in that direction would be a huge letdown.

While I enjoyed Love to Love, and am cool with a whole album that sounds like that, I wouldn’t mind a whole album of baritone either.

Edited Sunday at 07:15 AM by rocknroll41

[Lelex95]

On 10/11/2024 at 6:59 PM, SoulMonster said:

My World is a curiosity and hasn't aged well. Still, I would rather listen to that song than Bad Obsession, Back Off Bitch, Bad Apples, Shotgun Blues or So Fine. I'd take The General over these and a few more. Same goes for Monsters, Hard Skool and Perhaps. I'd even rather listen to Absurd than some of the worst songs off UYIs - at least Absurd sounds less dated and is trying to be interesting.

I absolutely love bad apples, what is wrong with it? 

[SoulMonster]

7 hours ago, Lelex95 said:

I absolutely love bad apples, what is wrong with it? 

Well, it is obviously subjective but I don't like the verses nor the chorus, it sounds very dated. 

[ShadowOfTheWave]

I have never given a shit if something sounds "dated" or not, and have always found those who do perplexing. Music is either good or bad, it being reminiscent of a specific period in music history means fuck all to me.

Edited Sunday at 04:54 PM by ShadowOfTheWave

[SoulMonster]

1 hour ago, ShadowOfTheWave said:

I have never given a shit if something sounds "dated" or not, and have always found those who do perplexing. Music is either good or bad, it being reminiscent of a specific period in music history means fuck all to me.

Sensibilities change and some music fare worse than others and just sound bad due to the decisions made back then. Appetite, though older, has weathered much better than Use Your Illusions. And if the songs themselves are poor, as I think of Bad Apples, it gets doubly worse. 

[2020_Intensions]

1 hour ago, ShadowOfTheWave said:

I have never given a shit if something sounds "dated" or not, and have always found those who do perplexing. Music is either good or bad, it being reminiscent of a specific period in music history means fuck all to me.

This dude is fucking moron. He says Bad Apples sounds dated but hails Absurd ??? He makes no sense.

[SoulMonster]

5 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said:

This dude is fucking moron. He says Bad Apples sounds dated but hails Absurd ??? He makes no sense.

I don't think you should try to make sense of subjective preferences. I wouldn't say "hailed" Absurd, I just said I would rather listen to that song than many others. Why does my opinions on music provoke you? 

[2020_Intensions]

1 hour ago, SoulMonster said:

I don't think you should try to make sense of subjective preferences. I wouldn't say "hailed" Absurd, I just said I would rather listen to that song than many others. Why does my opinions on music provoke you? 

You said before that Absurd sounds modern. But Bat Apples is dated. That makes no sense.

[SoulMonster]

9 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said:

You said before that Absurd sounds modern. But Bat Apples is dated. That makes no sense.

I believe I said it sounds "less dated". 

And again, why are you trying to make sense out of subjective opinions? 

[2020_Intensions]

11 minutes ago, SoulMonster said:

I believe I said it sounds "less dated". 

And again, why are you trying to make sense out of subjective opinions? 

You're incredibly annoying. I can tell it's not accidental either. You go out of your way to act like that. 

[SoulMonster]

Just now, 2020_Intensions said:

You're incredibly annoying. I can tell it's not accidental either. You go out of your way to act like that. 

Of course I am not faking liking Absurd more than some songs off Use Your Illusion. If such an opinion provokes you that much, then maybe ask yourself why?